2009 Annual Conference Presentations

Language minorities lack of access to health information on the internet contributes to health disparities in our communities. Recent research and development efforts point the way to producing health information Web sites that are appealing and usable for language minorities.

In this session, Silvia Salazar - the manager of cancer.com/en espanol for the National Cancer Institute and an expert in Web site usability testing and design for Latinos - will demonstrate that creating an effective health Web site for language minority users involves much more than just translating from English and changing the ethnic appearances of the images.

Presenter:  Silvia Inez Salazar, MPA

In an emergency, networking among communicators is vital to your community's response and recovery. Veteran communicators from the U.S. Administration on Aging and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will talk about two established communication networks and how communicators can use these networks to help response efforts. You'll learn more about how states and communities can work together to share experiences and lessons learned from out nation's disasters to help at-risk seniors. You'll brainstorm with DHS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services representatives on how the SICCL (State Incident Communications Coordination Line) can be a more useful networking tool for public health communicators.

Presenter:  Chad R. Wood

In an emergency, networking among communicators is vital to your community's response and recovery.  Veteran communicators from the U.S. Administration on Aging and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will talk about two established communication networks and how communicators can use these networks to help response efforts.  You'll learn more about how states and communities can work together to share experiences and lessons learned from out nation's disasters to help at-risk seniors.  You'll brainstorm with DHS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services representatives on how the SICCL (State Incident Communications Coordination Line) can be a more useful networking tool for public health communicators.

Presenter:  Moya Benoit Thompson

Presenters:  Jane Mitchko, MEd  /  Carol Freeman, Vice President, Macro International

Public health officials have launched a variety of communications activities in an unprecendented effort to raise awareness of the H1N1 flu and encourage Americans to take protective measures.  But how are people reacting to these actions?  And what new activites are planned?  Bob Blendon of the Harvard School of Public Health will share the latest polling data on public knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding the pandemic, while Glen Nowak of the Centers for Disease Control and Chad Wood of the Department of Homeland Security will 7share their perspectives from the front lines of the communications effort.

Presenter:  Chad R. Wood